• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

Scouter Mom

A resource Scouts and Scouting

Follow Us on FacebookFollow Us on TwitterFollow Us on InstagramFollow Us on RSSFollow Us on E-mail
  • Home
  • Cub Scouts
    • Bobcat
    • Lions
    • Tigers
    • Wolves
    • Bears
    • Webelos and Arrow of Light
    • Other Cub Scout Awards
    • Cub Scout Pack Committee
  • Scouts BSA (Boy Scouts)
    • Scout Rank
    • Tenderfoot
    • Second Class
    • First Class
    • Star
    • Life
    • Eagle Scout
    • Eagle Palms
    • Merit Badges
    • Scouts BSA Nova Awards
    • Other Scouts BSA Awards
    • Youth Leadership
    • Troop Committee
  • Venturers
    • Venturing Award
    • Discovery Award
    • Pathfinder Award
    • Summit Award
    • Venturing Ranger Award
    • Quest Award
    • TRUST Award
    • Venturing Nova Awards
    • Other Venturing Awards
  • Ideas
    • Ceremonies
    • Crafts
    • Games
    • Gathering Activities
    • Team Building Activities
    • Cheers, Run Ons, and Audience Participation
    • Prayers and Graces
    • Projects and Tools
    • Scoutmaster and Cubmaster Minutes
    • Recipes
    • Songs
    • Skits
    • Puzzles and Printables
    • Stories
    • Magic Tricks and Stunts
    • Humor
  • Program Themes
    • Cub Scout Themes
    • Scouts BSA (Boy Scout) Themes
    • Program Ideas by Holidays both Serious and Silly
  • About
    • Contact Scouter Mom
    • Gifts for Scouts and Scouters
    • Questions and Answers from Scouters

Make a Fake Pocket Knife for Safety Demonstrations

January 29, 2021 7 Comments

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

When discussing pocket knife safety with Cub Scouts, I found it helpful to have them demonstrate their knowledge with a fake cardboard knife before putting a real knife in their hands. We made the fake pocket knives first. Then we put some lipstick on the “blade” of the knife. They practiced opening, closing, and pretend carving with the cardboard pocket knife. Then they checked their hands for lipstick “cuts”.

This was a fun, hands-on method to go over the safety rules. They were engaged and I could see if they knew how to use their knives correctly before we moved on to carving with real knives.

How to Make a Fake Pocketknife for Safety Demonstrations

Use this cardboard "pocketknife" to show children how to safely handle a knife.
Print Share Pin Email
Prep Time 10 mins

Materials
  

  • Cardboard
  • Scissiors
  • Brad

Instructions
 

  • Cut the handle and blade shapes as shown below. The handle is all one piece. The shapes don’t have to be exact. Make them the size of a real pocketknife.
  • Punch holes in the cardboard where indicated by the black dots.
  • Fold the handle along the center line.
  • Insert the blade into the handle, aligning the hole in the blade with the holes in the handle. Remember to orient the blade so that it is facing the same direction as it would in an actual knife.
  • Use a brad to attach the blade to the handle.
  • Your knife should look something like the image below and you should be able to “open” and “close” it.
Tried this?Let us know how it was!

Filed Under: Scoutcraft



Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Thamar says

    September 30, 2015 at 8:23 PM

    Do you have a template for the fake pocketknife to print? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Scouter Mom says

      October 1, 2015 at 6:06 AM

      No, I just drew it free hand.

      Reply
  2. AMY says

    September 18, 2019 at 3:01 PM

    Cool, great idea!

    Reply
  3. Isaac says

    March 6, 2021 at 9:29 AM

    How are we supposed 2 make sure the handle don’t break when the blade is out? it looks empty on the inside so when you take the blade out the handle will snap.
    Is there anyway 2 stop that from happening? Thanks!!! And I love the idea!

    Reply
    • Isaac says

      March 6, 2021 at 9:30 AM

      Sorry I didn’t mean 2 put a rating don’t look at the rating

      Reply
    • Scouter Mom says

      March 7, 2021 at 8:46 AM

      You can reinforce it with a little tape. Personally, I didn’t worry about it when we used them. It was just for a little demo.

      Reply
  4. Isaac says

    March 8, 2021 at 12:44 PM

    Ok thanks a lot 🙂

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Footer

Categories

Tags

Camp Cooking Ceremonies Cheers and Audience Participation Cooking on a Stick Crafts Cubs in the Kitchen Dutch Oven Cooking Events featured Foil Pack Cooking Games Gathering Activities Humor Ideas Inspiration (Minutes) Prayers and Graces Projects Puzzles Questions Recipes Skits Songs Stories Team Building Trail Food Tricks and Stunts

Mosquito Netting for Summer Camp

How do Scouts and Scouters survive buggy nights in open-air platform tents? The A-frame canvas tents have been used by generations of Scouts but are open to bugs and lots of other critters.
Learn more.

Reliable Web Hosting




This site is not sponsored or endorsed by the Boy Scouts of America. All opinions expressed belong to Scouter Mom and her readers.

© A2ZWare LLC and Scouter Mom, 2021 . Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from the site author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Scouter Mom with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

Scouter Mom is a participant in affiliate programs and generates revenue by advertising and linking to Amazon and other affiliate sites. Your purchase of items through this website helps pay the bills to keep this site running. Thank you!